🎉 Last Saturday, we welcomed more than 440 visitors to our third annual Curious Histories Fest! Science history lovers of all ages gathered for “What’s for Lunch?,” a free, daylong celebration inspired by our Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray exhibition.⁠ ⁠ 🙏Thanks to everyone—our visitors, vendors, partners, sponsors, staff members, and fellows—who made Curious Histories Fest such a huge success! ⁠ ⁠ The Society of Flavor Chemists and Monell Chemical Senses Center Vetri Mobile Teaching Kitchen Philly Girls Jump and live Music by Vinyl Tap 215 founder DJ DuiJi Mshinda Our Distillations Podcast team Fishtown Pickle Project The Philadelphia Water Department’s Philly Water Bar Bennett Compost Rebel Ventures Spotted Horse Provisions La Llamita Vegana ⁠ Join us again in June 2026 for our fourth annual celebration of science, history, exploration, and experimentation, where you can explore the history of fireworks! 🎆 ⁠ 🗞️ Tap the link below to read all about it!⁠ ⁠ 📸 Photos by Meredith Edlow ⁠ Major funding for Curious Histories Fest is provided by the Bolte Family Foundation, with additional support from the American Chemical Society and Trinseo. Major support for Lunchtime has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. (fb)

🎉TOMORROW! ☔️ Rain or ☀️ shine! Meet us at the Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, for Curious Histories Fest!🎉 Starting at 11 am, we'll have hands-on activities, tasty food samples, free ice cream, and family-friendly fun! PLUS, the first 100 visitors will receive a free lunchbox! See you there! 👀 ➡️➡️➡️ www.sciencehistory.org/fest (fb)